2001, Coal and Resource

BMW Group to procure low-carbon steel from Salzgitter AG for European plants; second low-carbon steel deal

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In October 2001, the group announced an agreement with Swedish startup H2 Green Steel. This green hydrogen will replace the coal currently used in the conventional blast-furnace process. Closed loop conserves resources and reduces CO 2 emissions. This steel is then supplied to the BMW Group plants.

Carbon

Carbon BMW Boston Hydrogen

Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

As a result, concentrations of particulate matter (PM 10 ) declined by more than half, from 196 µg/m 3 in 2001 to 89 µg/m 3 in 2010, as measured at eight sites throughout the city. Particulate matter is released by coal-burning plants and other sources. The cost of premature death due to air pollution decreased by 3.83 2014.07.016.

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Pollution Chinese 2001 2010

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics. Click to enlarge.

Environment

Environment Energy Coal United States

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

2004

2004 2016 Emissions California

US, Canada and Mexico release atlas mapping North American potential CO2 storage capacity; 500 years of geologic storage

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MAY 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE), Natural Resources Canada and the Mexican Ministry of Energy have released the first-ever atlas mapping the potential carbon dioxide storage capacity in North America. The North American Carbon Atlas Partnership was formed under the North American Energy Working Group in 2001.

Mexico

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New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

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JUNE 18, 2013

Currently, most hydrogen is produced via the steam reforming of natural gas, hydrocarbons and coal. An Argonne National Laboratory life cycle assessment of a Shell gasification-based multi-product stream in 2001 found that a dual-bed approach yielded a 76% CO conversion in the first bed, with 98% conversion in the second.

Water

Water Gas Production Conversion

Muons and ADNA proposing using accelerator-driven subcritical reactor for heat for production of synthetic fuels and chemicals

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

biomass or coal). Conceptual F-T production using process heat from GEM*STAR and coal as a feedstock, from a 2010 ADNA presentation. Meplan (2001) Review: Basics of accelerator driven subcritical reactors. Muons, Inc. , per gallon, according to the company, while also dealing with the issue of waste nuclear materials.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Fuel Production Coal

Researchers Propose Solar-Driven Biomass Gasification Pathway for Synthetic Fuel Production

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MAY 1, 2009

For comparison, they also modeled the production of methanol using only biomass as a fuel and also using coal as source of both carbon and energy. Solar-Driven Biomass Gasification Biomass-Fired Biomass Gasification with CO 2 Capture Coal Gasification with CO 2 Capture. Fuel productivity (kg fuel/100 kg resource).

Solar

Solar Molten Salt Fuel Production

USGS/BOEM study identifies method to differentiate between natural seepage and produced oils in waters off Southern California

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MAY 22, 2012

Resource managers now have a method to determine the source of oil found in the waters off Southern California and differentiate between naturally seeped oils and those produced by offshore oil and gas production. The state is also using this chemical protocol to determine the origin of oil on oiled wildlife. Lorenson, T.D., Rosenbauer, R.J.,

Oil

Oil California Water Mariner

Study Finds Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Change in annual linear snow cover from 1990 to 2001. The main reason for the increase is the accelerated economic activity in India and China over the last 20 years; top sources of black carbon include shipping, vehicle emissions, coal burning and inefficient stoves. Resources. Menon et al. Click to enlarge. Fasullo, and D.

Carbon

Carbon India 2000 Bangladesh

U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year. Skerlos (2001) Design incentives to increase vehicle size created from the US footprint-based fuel economy standards. 10 11 –5.17×10 10 11 kg for one year of produced vehicles compared to 4.47×10

Standards

Standards Fuel Economy Vehicles Economy

Rentech Planning to Build Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Electric Power Plant in California

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MAY 11, 2009

The power generated by the Rialto Project is expected to qualify under California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program, which requires utilities to increase the amount of electric power they sell from qualified renewable-energy resources. The plant will be capable of providing enough electricity for approximately 30,000 homes.

California

California Power Powered Building

Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Headwaters direct coal liquefaction process. Headwaters Inc and Axens are forming a strategic alliance to provide a single-source solution for producing synthetic fuels by direct coal liquefaction (DCL) alone or in combination with refinery residues or biomass. Up to 50% more liquid product per ton of coal. Source: Headwaters.

Coal

Coal Diesel Hydrogen Gasoline

War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Russia’s energy resources are enormous and Europe’s dependence on them is deep and pervasive. But Russia’s importance as an exporter of natural resources goes far beyond hydrocarbons. The continent was mostly powered by locally mined coal until the 1950s, when imports of cheap Middle Eastern oil started transforming the energy picture.

Ukraine

Ukraine Russia Fuel Saudi Arabia

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. The GREET 1.6

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

Study finds removing corn residue for biofuel production can decrease soil organic carbon and increase CO2 emissions; may miss mandated 60% GHG reduction

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APRIL 21, 2014

The study, led by assistant professor Adam Liska, was funded through a three-year, $500,000-grant from the US Department of Energy, and used carbon dioxide measurements taken from 2001 to 2010 to validate a soil carbon model that was built using data from 36 field studies across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. g CO 2 e MJ ?1

Carbon

Carbon Emissions CO2 Nebraska

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Examining the role of shale gas, PwC’s report suggests that at current rates of consumption, replacing 10% of global oil and coal consumption with gas could deliver emissions savings of around 3% a year (1gt CO 2 e per annum). Low Carbon Economy Index 2012: Overview.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

9 ] In addition, the complex, deliberate, and lengthy publishing cycle of the IPCC’s Assessment Reports—which have so far been produced in 1990, 1995, 2001, and 2007—has not kept pace with the abrupt acceleration of many key indicators of climate change. World Resources Institute, October 2009. [ 24 November 2009. [

Climate

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions

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BMW Group to procure low-carbon steel from Salzgitter AG for European plants; second low-carbon steel deal

Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

US, Canada and Mexico release atlas mapping North American potential CO2 storage capacity; 500 years of geologic storage

New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

Muons and ADNA proposing using accelerator-driven subcritical reactor for heat for production of synthetic fuels and chemicals

Researchers Propose Solar-Driven Biomass Gasification Pathway for Synthetic Fuel Production

USGS/BOEM study identifies method to differentiate between natural seepage and produced oils in waters off Southern California

Study Finds Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

Rentech Planning to Build Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Electric Power Plant in California

Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Study finds removing corn residue for biofuel production can decrease soil organic carbon and increase CO2 emissions; may miss mandated 60% GHG reduction

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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